Table 2.

Bacterial cellulose (BC) production using lactose or lactose derivatives.

Microorganism	Carbon Source	BC (g/L)	Reference
K. sucrofermentans DSM 15973	Synthetic lactose	1.6	[100]
G. xylinus ATCC 53524	Synthetic galactose	0.1	[108]
A. xylinum 10821	Cheese whey	0.04	[109]
A. xylinum 23770	Cheese whey	1.13	[109]
G. sacchari	Cheese whey	0.15	[110]
A. xylinum mutant	Cheese whey	1.82	[111]
G. xylinus PTCC 1734	Hydrolyzed cheese whey	3.55	[112]
G. sucrofermentans B-11267	Cheese whey	5.4	[113]